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Example Sentences
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U.S. jobless claims fell more than expected last week as layoffs remained contained despite cooling job growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Comey's original post from May 2025 contained an image of the seashells on a beach that spelled out "86 47", with the caption, "Cool shell formation on my beach walk".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
It may end up being contained to those companies in OpenAI’s orbit—which is still quite an extensive ecosystem including Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Disney moved to compel the case into arbitration because years ago, the husband had subscribed to Disney+, and the subscription agreement contained an arbitration provision.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
It was too dim to see inside of them, but I imagined they contained eyeballs, blood, snakes, or roaches.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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